• Lace frontals and lace closures are both very useful in creating beautiful sew in installations.
• They both serve the same purpose, which is too close of an install.
• They both eliminate the need for blending your natural hair into the extensions.
• They are both made of either Swiss lace or French lace.

Lace frontals and Lace closures are top choices today. Which one is better? It's naturally important that you know the difference between them.

Lace Frontal

First, let’s talk about what is a lace frontal?

Lace Frontal is a half wig which goes from ear to ear and is sewn with approximately 3-4 bundles of hair. The size is 12” across and 6” back.

A lace frontal is used when you want to recreate the entire hairline from ear to ear and about 6 inches back. Frontals are also really popular with women who have traction alopecia or thinning edges.

• Natural color lace frontal, 12*6inch, Swiss lace, medium brown lace;
• This is 100% Virgin human hair lace frontal.Lightly bleached knots to avoid shedding problems.
• The lace frontals can be dyed, curled, straightened and restyled as you like.

Why Choose a Lace Frontal?

Many women who wear lace frontals use them when they want to try a completely different color or texture from their natural hair color or when they want to protect their edges and hair that they normally leave out in a sew-in.

Second, a lace frontal has its unmatched styling versatility. Wearing a lace frontal can allow you to achieve a styling option that a closure doesn’t,Lace frontals allow you to wear pulled back hairstyles and deep parting.

A lace frontal covers the entire hairline and will allow you to achieve a seamless style that you can pull back off of your face.

Finally, frontals can be used to conceal the loss of hair along the hairline. They have an ear to ear coverage area designed to mimic your own hairline.

About Lace Closure

Next, let’s talk about what is a lace closure?

A lace closure is different from a frontal because it does not cover your head from temple to temple. Instead, closures are installed in the “horseshoe” area of the head to close off the style, hence the name closure.

Closures are typically 4” X 4” but can come in slightly smaller or larger sizes. There are two types of closures: silk base closures and lace closures.

Note: A key to a great closure is ensuring that there is a natural density to it. The secret key to a great closure is to make sure the lace has bleached knots around the perimeter and that you dye the lace to be two shades lighter than your complexion on your face.

Hair Detail:

1. Hair material:100% unprocessed virgin human Hair.Top quality and longevity.
2. Free part closure: The closure can be parted in the middle, left or right.
3. Lace closure :swiss lace, hand tied, 130%density, can be dyed, permed, bleached, highlighted, curled or styled as your own hair.
4. For the human hair Closure,No shedding, tangle fee, soft and smooth, full cuticle, no Smell, no knots, no lice, with thick bottom, No short hairs.

Hair Detail:

1. Hair material:100% unprocessed virgin human Hair.Top quality and longevity.
2. Free part closure: The closure can be parted in the middle, left or right.
3. Lace closure :swiss lace, hand tied, 130%density, can be dyed, permed, bleached, highlighted, curled or styled as your own hair.
4. For the human hair Closure,No shedding, tangle fee, soft and smooth, full cuticle, no Smell, no knots, no lice, with thick bottom, No short hairs.

Natural Wave Hair Closure

Why Choose Closures?

• Versatile Part. Lace Closures are a fairly popular item for women who care about their hair. The flexibility and versatility of closures make them applicable for just about all types of hair, whether your natural or have a receding hairline.
• Color to go. You dye your extensions any color your heart desires without having to color your real hair to match. You no longer have to worry about damaging your real strands trying to color match your extensions to your leave out.
• No Blending, No Worries! For women who wear human hair extensions, it is very important to make your hair extensions look natural. Lace closures is often required to makes your own hair and human hair pieces well blended at the hairline area.
• Protective style. Lace closures are installed by sewing down or gluing to cover the top area. To finish the protective style wefts will be sewn on to your braids to complete the installation.

What’s The Difference Between Them?

Size: The most obvious difference between lace frontals and lace closures are the size. Closures are typically 4 x 4 inches.While frontals are 13*4 inches.Lace frontals are bigger mainly because they run temple to temple to cover the entire hairline.

Lace closures are smaller because their primary purpose is to close off an install hence the name closure. Closures typically only cover a horseshoe size portion at the top or front of an install.

Materials: Both closures and frontals are typically made with either lace or silk. Some frontals are even made with both silks in the middle 4x4 section and lace on either side.

While silk base closures tend to mimic a scalp more accurately when viewed up close, lace based closures and frontals are preferred as the material lays much flatter against and blends better with the scalp. This allows lace users to achieve not just a natural, but accurate replica of their own scalp.

Versatility: The main benefit of choosing a lace frontal is its unmatched styling versatility. Wearing a lace frontal can allow you to achieve a styling option that a closure doesn't, frontals allow you to wear pulled back hairstyles.

Remember closures only cover a small portion of the front of the install making it impossible to pull back the sides without exposing tracks. A lace frontal covers the entire hairline and will allow you to achieve a seamless style that you can pull back off of your face.

Installation: Both closures and frontals can be sewn in or constructed into a wig. They can then be sewn down around the edges or worn as a removable wig with a band and laid down with some hair gel or glue, its your preference.

Ultimately, a wig with a frontal will provide its wearer with the most styling versatility, but closures remain the most appropriate option for simple everyday looks (like ones with a middle part) and/or for those who wish to maintain an exact style.

Besides, another difference between the two is that lace closures are sewn into place while lace frontals are generally meant to be bonded in place. While both can be placed either in front or behind the hairline, lace frontals are commonly placed in front of the hairline usually because they are bonded.

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